Official Pest Reports are provided by National Plant Protection Organizations within the NAPPO region. These Pest Reports are intended to
comply with the International Plant Protection Convention's Standard on Pest Reporting, endorsed
by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures in March 2002.

The Swede midge (Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer) is considered a quarantine pest to Canada and is regulated by CFIA both with regards to imports as well as domestically. Surveys are conducted annually in Canada to determine the pest's distribution and to facilitate the effectiveness of regulatory containment and control measures.

The Swede midge regulated areas within Canada has recently been revised and updated to reflect recent on-going CFIA surveillance activities. The regulated areas within Canada are now defined as follows:

Under IPPC Standards (e.g., ISPM No. 8), the Swede midge is considered present (only in some parts of Ontario and Quebec) and subject to official control in Canada. For detailed maps of the regulated areas and CFIA policies related to Swede Midge, please visit the CFIA website at http://www.inspection.gc.ca